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  I agree, I had a friend who had to get a court order for her ex's arrest due to failure to comply with the child support court ordered papers.   
 You can however, also get an order to have his wages garnished, so if he works anywhere, anytime legitimately, you will get paid thru the courts (like clockwork) and not have to rely on him to give you the money.  2ndly, you need to file papers for his non-compliance, he will go to court the judge will order him to pay, if he fails to do so, then he can be arrested.  Of the judge can give him so many days or months to pay you back what he owes. (and you do need to go to court with that figure.  You need to figure up all the back child support he has not paid since the divorce became final)
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